Mahamat Idriss Déby

France is quietly preparing to return to Chad, rebuilding a discreet military partnership after being expelled 18 months prior.

Chad relocates Sudan refugees due to cross-border attacks. The military is deploying near the border.

Eastern Chad has emerged as a Sudan war corridor, with President Déby allegedly facilitating arms trafficking to Sudan's RSF militia through UAE support, triggering ethnic tensions as over 918,000 Sudanese refugees strain resources and violence escalates domestically.

Chad's government imprisons opposition leader Succès Masra for a year on politically motivated charges.